If A and B are skew symmetric matrices then (AB - BA) is a matrix and (AB + BA) is a matrix.
A
skew - symmetric
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B
symmetric matrix
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C
null matrix
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D
identity matrix
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Solution
The correct option is B symmetric matrix AandBareskew−symmetricmatrices⇒AT=−A,BT=−BNow,(AB+BA)T=BTAT+ATBT=(−B)(−A)+(−A)(−B)=BA+AB⇒(AB+BA)issymmetric(AB−BA)T=BTAT−ATBT=(−B)(−A)−(−A)(−B)=BA−AB=−(AB−BA)⇒(AB−BA)isskew−symmetric